Government Procurement Act 2026 · Updated to 26 May 2026 · Part X · Government Procurement Appeal Tribunal
63. Establishment of Government Procurement Appeal Tribunal
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Government procurement
“Government procurement” means any procurement for the supply of goods or services or for works funded by the allocation of funds by the Federal Government or any State Government, as the case may be, whether fully or partially, or through the use of any assets owned by the Federal Government or any State Government, as the case may be;
Appeal Tribunal.
Appeal Tribunal
“Appeal Tribunal” means the Government Procurement Appeal Tribunal established under section 63.
The Minister shall, by order published in the Gazette, appoint the members of the Appeal Tribunal as follows:
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for finance;
a Chairman and not more than two Deputies Chairman who shall be appointed from among members of the
Judicial and Legal Service with not less than ten years of experience; and
not less than five members from among persons who have integrity and impeccable reputation with proven experience and recognized knowledge in—
law;
finance or procurement;
engineering;
economics or commerce; or
public administration.
Without prejudice to subsection (2), for the purpose of paragraph (b), no person shall be appointed as a member of the
Appeal Tribunal if—
he has been convicted of an offence, under any law, by a court in Malaysia;
he is one of the persons in the finding of an infringement of a prohibition that has been determined by the Competition
Commission under the Competition Act 2010;
he is a bankrupt or insolvent;
other than the public officers of the Judicial and
Legal Service appointed under paragraph 63(2)(a), he is a public officer or a member of the administration;
he is a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives or any Legislative Assembly; or
he is a registered person or has interest in any registered person;
A member of the Appeal Tribunal shall hold office for a term not exceeding three years and shall be eligible for reappointment upon the expiry of his term of office, but shall not be appointed for more than two consecutive terms.
For the purposes of this section—
“interest” includes any direct or indirect interest by himself, a member of his family or his associate, and any of his beneficial ownership;
“a member of his family” and “associate” have the same meaning as in paragraphs 37(6)(a) and 37(6)(b)
respectively.
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